Comadreja Orejas Negras vs Cachicamo Sabanero

Didelphis aurita compared with Dasypus sabanicola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Comadreja Orejas Negras	Cachicamo Sabanero
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Cingulata (Cingulata)
Family	Didelphidae	Dasypodidae
Genus	Didelphis	Dasypus
Species	Didelphis aurita	Dasypus sabanicola

Evolutionary Relationship

Comadreja Orejas Negras and Cachicamo Sabanero share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Comadreja Orejas Negras

LC — Least Concern

Cachicamo Sabanero

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Comadreja Orejas Negras	Cachicamo Sabanero
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Comadreja Orejas Negras

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cachicamo Sabanero

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Comadreja Orejas Negras

The Big-eared opossum (Didelphis aurita) is a species in the genus Didelphis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.